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cahnAnd including Emperor Joseph II!
from Derek Beales: Joseph II, Volume 2: Against the World, 1780 - 1790:
Joseph's alleged comment to Mozart about the Entführung, "Too many notes", has been taken as evidence of his ignorance. But he probably said something like, "Too beautiful for our ears, and monstrous many notes." It is always necessary to bear in mind, when appraising the emperor's remarks, his peculiar brand of humor or sarcasm. He was usually getting at someone. And he did not use the royal "we". The ears in question were those of the Viennese audience, whom he was mocking for their limited appreciation of Mozart's elaborate music.
(though not gonna lie, I think it is a LOT of notes)
from Derek Beales: Joseph II, Volume 2: Against the World, 1780 - 1790:
Joseph's alleged comment to Mozart about the Entführung, "Too many notes", has been taken as evidence of his ignorance. But he probably said something like, "Too beautiful for our ears, and monstrous many notes." It is always necessary to bear in mind, when appraising the emperor's remarks, his peculiar brand of humor or sarcasm. He was usually getting at someone. And he did not use the royal "we". The ears in question were those of the Viennese audience, whom he was mocking for their limited appreciation of Mozart's elaborate music.
(though not gonna lie, I think it is a LOT of notes)
Re: Romans
Date: 2022-02-24 06:16 am (UTC)I don't think I feel particularly strongly either way about enemies to lovers. I enjoyed Flight of the Heron and the duty
(That's not all Schiller did to Joan. He also made her die on the battlefield instead of being burned at the stake.)
Heh, like mildred my reaction was, "Actually... that sounds sort of like a fix-it..." but that's without the atoning for falling in love bit, EWWWW.
Why hasn't anyone told me these guys were ona Julio-Claudian level of scheming against each other within the family,
Now, I do like inter-family political scheming a lot! This is why I keep asking for Heinrich/Anhalt!Sophie marriage and the resulting political scheming :)